One of my earliest lj entries was a Marti Noxon defense, written when s7 was still being broadcast. Let me see - here:

http://selenak.livejournal.com/5462.html

As you can see in the comment, it was a controversial subject, but there was also a lot of agreement.

Btw, I always liked what Joss himself had to say about the double standard applied to him and Marti when it came to the flaws and virtues of the show. This was after a poster at the Whedonesque message board had bashed her yet again:

How sick am I of Noxon-bashing? Enough to break my rule of silence, certainly. I've had so many people rag on her for aspects of the show I developed, or praise me for things she came up with. She's been a vital part of everything people love about Buffy since she overhauled the halloween script in season two. She's as good a story-breaker as I've ever worked with. And she's a leader.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, Vmars. You are uninformed and rude. That's mine.